CTO for travel startup
Location: GR, I, Athens
Employment type: Other
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Hospitality
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Villosophy is a travel startup founded in July 2014. We develop mobile applications to help vacation rental owners improve the guest experience and increase operational efficiency. We provide the tools owners and property managers need to coordinate reservations from multiple channels, while staying focused on their clients needs and efficiently manage their clients accommodation experience.Villosophy is currently building its team, and is looking for talented individuals with experience in software development or travel technology. Are you ambitious enough to join us?

Job description:
Chief Technology Officer for a tourism startupWe are just now starting up! Do you want to join an ambitious and creative team in Athens, trying to create a mobile application for Private Vacation Rentals?Reporting to the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will establish the technology vision and lead the strategy, development and deployment required to ensure the successful execution of the companys business and growth strategy. With overall responsibility for the long-range direction of technological planning and development, the CTO will establish, communicate and maintain corporate technology architecture for production technology systems, and ensure that the architecture can support the growing and changing needs of the business. Domain areas include mobile technology, database management, intelligence processing (collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination), data visualization, language translation, and analytics.

Requirements:
Strategy and MarketApply a deep understanding of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), its architecture, infrastructure, and best practices.Monitor and assess technologies, tools and methodologies relevant to Villosophy’s mission and goals.Assume the lead for delivering client innovative solutions on-time and on-target.Maintain the technology strategy and ensure its alignment to business strategy.Support client services, sales, and marketing activities.Provide reliable technical assessment and due diligence of potential partners and acquisitions.Implementation and DeploymentOverall responsibility for the architecture, software development lifecycle (including UX, QA, doc, and release management), and internal/external infrastructure (including security, disaster recovery, and business continuity) for the company.Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, internet security protocols, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices, particularly in the areas salient to our solutions; ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained organization-wide.Driving client satisfaction through appropriate deployment of software and infrastructure.Ensure that data security, availability, and maintainability are core to design.Maintaining security, availability, and response time for our customer base.Leadership:Assume responsibility for the existing software and systems engineering organization; assess the current state, define the desired end state for the organization then implement the culture and standards for successful execution. Work collaboratively with other executive team members around strategic planning and overall management of the company.Manage the staffing policies and processes for the teams reporting to you, including the recruitment and retention of top technology talent.Develop and refine team metrics and key performance indicators; plan and achieve quarterly and annual metrics and goals; report on progress to the executive team, board of directors, and company.Develop deep and strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.Qualifications:The CTO will have a proven track record of successfully leading and driving software development, architecture, and infrastructure activities that provide best in class product offerings and support. Specific criteria include:BS in Computer Science or related field. MS, preferred.15+ years of related technology management experience with open source development environments, system engineering, system administration, and quality assurance.10+ years of experience leading and managing technology teams.Experience leading a successful software-as-a-service (SaaS) product. Experience with the following technology applications and technologies are preferred: Mobile (smartphone/tablet), JavaScript, HTML5, Java, J2EE, and Web Services/Service Oriented Architecture. Knowledge of Virtualization, Data Security, Secure Coding, Encryption. Experience in an Agile development environment.Proven experience to think and act strategically and proactively.Ability to actively communicate, to inspire, and motivate.

Benefits:
What Villosophy can offer you:A great working environment. Be part of an interesting, ambitious and vibrant team.Negotiable equity stake in company.The opportunity to be part of a company that will become a game changer in the Private Vacation Rentals globally.